The European Commission and the EU’s foreign policy chief presented Tuesday a new Strategy for the Arctic, with security and climate change placed firmly at its core.
The EU Commission has selected 46 new Strategic Projects across 16 EU member states with a view to strengthening EU supply chains and diversifying sources of critical raw materials.
The EU Council has given its final green light to new laws aiming to simplify security and defence procurement, facilitate defence investments, and support the defence industry.
The European Commission is stepping up support for EU Member States’ counter-drone capabilities with an additional €130 million under the EU’s Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI).
The EU’s Council of member states has approved five defence projects under the European Defence Projects of Common Interest to strengthen Europe’s defence readiness and industrial capacity.
The European Commission has approved an additional €6.1 billion for Ukraine to procure defence products in the field of air and missile defence, ammunition, drones and electronic warfare.
The European Union on 3 August received €1.4 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances originating from immobilised assets of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR).
